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| Lift type | Tilt-rotor | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Autonomous | ||
| Engine type | Electric, Hybrid | ||
| Application | Cargo, Military Transport, Search & Rescue | ||
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Autonomous hVTOL aircraft, with distributed electric propulsion and a turbogenerator-battery architecture. First turbogenerator-hybrid electric hVTOL aircraft to take flight.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Elroy Chaparral C1 | / 2023 | hVTOL UAS with detachable cargo pod. |
View full news archive for the Elroy Chaparral C1.
See recent updates (latest 25/09/2025)
| Elroy Air | News | |
| Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (KUAS) | News | U.S. production partner |
Other aircraft programs: Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie, Kratos UTAP-22 Mako, Hypersonix / Kratos DART AE
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